[01:16] <tictacaddict> Hi, I want to write some code for unity, if I can just get as far as buiding it. :)
[01:16] <tictacaddict> I'm running Natty right now but a bug in bzr is keeping me from branching unity so far
[01:18] <spikeb> not sure if anyone but me is around, might want to check back during the day
[01:19] <tictacaddict> hmm, day in what timezone approximately?
[01:22] <spikeb> that i'm not sure..CST is mine.
[01:22] <spikeb> and one or two of the devs show up during the day,then the rest very late night (the london team, i assume)
[01:22] <spikeb> I think people are on holiday at the moment.
[01:23] <tictacaddict> ah, I suppose they would be. personally I'm trying to spend a little time on this because I have some extra holiday free time
[01:24] <spikeb> all I can do is tell you to keep checking in here every so often, somebody is bound to show up sooner or later
[01:24] <spikeb> or perhaps try the mailing list
[01:26] <tictacaddict> okay, I'll probably be back again. maybe I'll have more luck in a few days.
[01:26] <spikeb> I hope so, new contributors are always a good thing :)
[01:27] <tictacaddict> there is a fix out for the bug I'm seeing, so I might be able to just wait until it's packaged/
[01:27] <spikeb> cool
[01:27] <tictacaddict> @spikeb How are you involved with unity?
[01:27] <tictacaddict> or ubuntu etc
[01:28] <spikeb> tictacaddict, i'm a wannabe desginer. i help mostly by participating in design discussions on the mailing list. also, file bugs and whatnot for releases
[01:28]  * spikeb is pretty new at this whole game himself
[01:28] <tictacaddict> heh
[01:29] <tictacaddict> I've been using Ubuntu for a few years and have always been interested in helping somehow, just never dived in
[01:30] <spikeb> that was the case with me up until a few months ago, then i joined the ayatana mailing list and started learning a bunch of design related things. fast forward a bit and we are here.
[01:30] <tictacaddict> It seems like there is a big push to get new people involved with this project though, so it seemed like a good place to start
[01:30] <spikeb> yeah there is a huge push to get the community involved in Unity.
[01:31] <tictacaddict> seems like they can use all the help they can get, with the switch to unity for this cycle
[01:32] <tictacaddict> Seems like not everybody is happy about it at this point. :P
[01:32] <spikeb> they sure can
[01:32] <spikeb> who can blame them, after the disaster that is unity in 10.10? heh
[01:35] <tictacaddict> I never used it. I'm pretty much trying it out for the first time
[01:35] <tictacaddict> but from what I heard, yeah. there is some reason for concern
[01:36] <spikeb> however, the new Unity is already much better than the released version in 10.10. so I'm not overly concerned on that point.
[01:42] <tictacaddict> I guess it will be easy to switch back, but I hope that it's good enough by then that I won't want to. :)
[01:42] <tictacaddict> To a standard gnome desktop, I mean
[01:43] <spikeb> it will be easy to switch back (it'll be a login option). hopefully it will be good enough you wont want to :)
[01:44] <spikeb> if the progress already made this cycle is any indication, Unity will be in fine shape come release time.
[02:16] <tictacaddict> well I shall be back some other day. nice talking to you, spikeb
[02:17] <spikeb> tictacaddict, best of luck! :)
[02:18] <tictacaddict> thanks. :)
[06:08] <jderose> what is the proper way to update the text in an indicator MenuItem? (from Python)
[06:10] <jderose> MenuItem.get_child().set_text('foo') followed by Indicator.set_menu(menu) works, but causes a weird flashing when menu is visible
[09:36] <Devil505> hi
[12:54] <coz_> good day all
[14:21] <Devil505> http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/the-evolution-of-the-linux-desktop-914736
[14:21] <Devil505> they're talking about ayatana :)
[14:23] <spikeb> cool
[15:23] <evilvish> Devil505: i guess you did not notice who wrote that article.. ;)
[15:32] <Devil505> evilvish, i don't know him
[15:36] <Amaranth> Devil505: That's jono, the head community guy with canonical and the awesome rock star
[15:36] <Devil505> oh
[18:12] <tictacaddict> any devs in the house?
[18:25] <coz_> tictacaddict,   I believe most are still on vacation
[18:30] <tictacaddict> coz_, know when they will be back?
[20:13] <nmarques> I've left a small bug-report for indicator-sound on: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-sound/+bug/694828. Not sure if it helps upstream, but might be cool for downstreamers